September 14, 2018 7:35pm EDTSeptember 14, 2018 7:27pm EDTBaseball, MLB, English, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue JaysThe Blue Jays received a player to be named later when they dealt Donaldson before the waiver deadline in August.Josh Donaldson and Jack Flaherty(Getty Images)

According to USA Today, the Cardinals made a trade offer for former third baseman Josh Donaldson this winter.

The greatest thing to happen to the #Stlcards was the #Bluejays’ rejection of the Cards’ trade proposal this winter for Josh Donaldson. They offered two players, a Jays official said, that included rookie of year candidate Jack Flaherty. The Jays turned it down.

The Blue Jays acquired a player to be named later in that deal. The individual turned out to be 26-year-old pitcher Julian Merryweather, who missed all of 2018 and posted a 5.32 ERA across two levels in 2017.

Flaherty, 22, could be the National League Rookie of the Year, though he has stiff competition from Ronald Acuna of the Braves and Juan Soto of the Nationals.